“Because of the audience I get and the fact that these people aren't traditional comics buyers I don't think the comic industry looks at that and thinks that is a very respectable thing. I'm very used to it. I'm not the guy who wins awards and gets mentioned in magazines.” PeopleThinkingLooksFactsUsedGuyWinningAudienceIndustryTraditionalMagazinesComicAwardsRespectableBuyers Author:Jhonen Vasquez
“I want people to say at the end of my day, you know, like I used to say about Sidney Poitier and James Cagney and Joan Crawford and Red Skelton and those guys and Bill Cosby. They did quality and substance. You always remember them.” PeopleKnowsWantEndsRememberUsedGuyQualityRedBillsSubstance Author:Bernie Mac
“I'd say that on 'Friends' my character was the guy bouncing around the room. I'm no longer that guy, necessarily, in my life. I used to be. But I'm not now.” CharacterUsedGuyRoomsUsed To BeThat Guy Author:Matthew Perry
“My brother was an improviser. He's now a lobbyist, but he used to perform improv in the city when he was in high school, and one of the funniest guys I know to this day.” KnowsSchoolUsedGuyCitiesBrotherHigh SchoolMy BrotherThis DayLobbyists Author:Jake M. Johnson
“When I was a kid and I was being introduced to science fiction by watching movies with my Dad, Kubrick is one of those guys that we used to watch, you know, I watched Clockwork Orange at an age that was incredibly inappropriate, but he sat there with me and he explained what was going on and you know, I came to appreciate it even if I was terrified at the time.” IfsKnowsKidsAgeUsedGuyFictionWatchesDadAppreciateScience FictionMy DadSatTerrifiedOrangeInappropriateClockwork Author:Duncan Jones
“When I used to do the action scenes, I would have to play it rough. If you hit an actress accidentally, she would usually take it on the chin and say, `Don't do that again.' But with the guys, they would put ice on it, take a 20-minute break and ask for x-rays. It was unbelievable.” IfsPlayActionUsedGuyAsksBreakMinutesSceneActressesIceRoughRaysUnbelievableChins Author:Jessica Alba
“Working with Jean-Claude is a lot of fun. Because he's a great actor who also happens to be a fighter. That combination doesn't usually come together anymore. Usually, you have to fight the stunt double and then act against the actor. In his case, you are fighting with a real guy. It takes a minute to get used to that. Because it doesn't happen any more.” RealHappensTogetherUsedGuyFightingActorsFunCasesMinutesFighterCombinationGreat Actors Author:Dolph Lundgren
“You know Kim Jong Un, the evil dictator of North Korea? Apparently, a guy in his inner circle used his ashtray while smoking and Kim Jong Un had him executed. I remember the same thing happened when a guy used Martha Stewart's personal lemon zester.” KnowsRememberUsedGuyEvilHappenedCirclesThings HappenSmokingDictatorKoreaNorth KoreaLemonsKimAshtrays Author:David Letterman
“I support the death penalty. I think that it has to be administered not only fairly, with attention to things like DNA evidence, which I think should be used in all capital cases, but also with very careful attention. If the wrong guy is put to death, then that's a double tragedy. Not only has an innocent person been executed but the real perpetrator of the crime has not been held accountable for it, and in some cases may be still at large. But I support the death penalty in the most heinous cases.” IfsThinkingShouldMayPersonsStillsRealUsedGuyAttentionCasesSupportCrimeEvidenceTragedyCarefulInnocentPenaltiesDnaDeath PenaltyPerpetratorsInnocent PersonWrong GuyDna Evidence Author:Al Gore
“How many of you guys, in your own experience with women, have learned that "no" means "yes" if you know how to spot it? Let me tell you something. In this modern world, that is simply not tolerated. People aren't even gonna try to understand that one. I mean, it used to be said it was a cliche. It used to be part of the advice young boys were given.” PeopleIfsKnowsWorldTryingMeanSaidYoungUsedGuyGivenBoysKnow HowModernAdviceLet MeUsed To BeSpotsModern World Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Man Ray... loved games and absolutely knew about the camera. It is interesting to note that, although I used him in only about 10 percent of the photographs and videotapes, most people think of him as omnipresent in my work. It irked me sometimes to be known only as the guy with the dog, but on the other hand it was a thrill to have a famous dog.” PeopleThinkingMenSometimesHandsUsedGuyGamesInterestingKnownDogPercentCamerasNotesPhotographWorking ItRaysThrill Author:William Wegman
“A flight from London carrying the artist we all used to know as Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangor, Maine after his name showed up on a terrorist no-fly list. I tell you, it's a real success story in the war on terror. You know, we finally got the guy that wrote "Peace Train.” KnowsWarRealStoriesUsedArtistGuyNamesKnownCatTrainIslamTerrorLondonListsTerroristFlightEmergenciesLandingWar On TerrorMaineSuccess StoriesReal Success Author:Cat Stevens
“I used to not like being called a 'woman architect.' I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. The guys used to tap me on the head and say 'you're OK for a girl.' But I see an incredible amount of need from other women for reassurance that it can be done, so I don't mind anymore.” NeedsMindDoneUsedGuyGirlAmountIncrediblesArchitectStemReassurance Author:Zaha Hadid
“I was talking to my friend from New York yesterday, and I used the expression, 'You can't polish a turd'. He looked at me, disgusted, and said, 'No, you can't, but you can roll it in glitter'. He's a lovely guy but I wouldn't want to go to a craft fair with him” WantSaidUsedGuyTalkingNew YorkExpressionMy FriendsFairsYesterdayLovelyCraftsPolishGlitterDisgustedTurds Author:Steve Williams
“It was the first time I used that bat. A Yankee fan in Chicago gave it to me the last time we were there and said it would bring me luck. There's no brand name on it or anything. Maybe the guy made it himself. It had been in the bat rack, and I picked it up by mistake because it looked like the bat I had been using the last few days.” FirstsMadeSaidLastsUsedGuyNamesMistakeFansFirst TimeLuckMade ItBrandsChicagoLast TimeBatsYankeesNew York YankeesRacksBrand NamesYankee Fans Author:Graig Nettles
“And then we've got Blades of Glory, and we've got Brothers Solomon, and I've got a script in development with this guy Chuck Martin who used to write on Arrested, and, you know, we have a few things in various stages of development.” KnowsWritingUsedGuyStageBrotherDevelopmentGloryScriptsVariousThis GuyBladesArrestedChuckSolomonStages Of Development Author:Will Arnett
“When I was young I was on punishment a lot and I used to watch a lot of TV, and I asked myself a question: 'How come people like Mike? How come they like Magic? How come they like Bird? How come they don't like the big guys?' So I just throw a little bit of what they were doing. You smile, you act crazy and silly. And I think people like me because I'm different. I've always been a class clown type of guy. It comes natural.” PeopleThinkingLittlesDifferentBigsYoungUsedGuyBitsNaturalClassWatchesMagicCrazyTvsTypeBasketballLittle BitBirdSillyPunishmentLike MeClownMikeDoing YouBig GuysType Of GuyLike Mike Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“When I used to gamble, I looked for players with head covers on their irons. Those guys I could beat.” UsedGuyPlayerBeatsGolfIronGamble Author:Chi Chi Rodriguez
“It's a little different being the older guys on the team. We are going to help get the young guys get comfortable. We'll have to get them used to what they will face out there this season. There are some good guys out there. They know what they have to do to win.” KnowsLittlesDifferentHelpingFacesYoungUsedGuyWinningTeamComfortableSeasonsTigersGood GuyLsuYoung GuysOlder Guys Author:Andrew Stevenson
“On `Earth Song' I was the military guy that would come out of a tank that was used during the show. It was unbelievable; somehow I'd become a Michael Jackson fan that got to dance with Michael Jackson! I spent a lot of time wondering, "what the hell did I do right to deserve this?"” ShowsEarthUsedGuySongWonderHellFansMilitaryDeserveUnbelievableTanks Author:Cris Judd
“It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.” PeopleFeelsLongStillsUsedGuyCultureBlackLong TimeOther CulturesOh My GoshBlack Guys Author:John Boyega
“South Africa used to seem so far away. Then it came home to me. It began to signify the meaning of white hatred here. That was what the sheets and the suits and the ties covered up, not very well. That was what the cowardly guys calling me names from their speeding truck wanted to happen to me, to all of me: to my people. That was what would happen to me if I walked around the corner into the wrong neighborhood. That was Birmingham. That was Brooklyn. That was Reagan. That was the end of reason. South Africa was how I came to understand that I am not against war; I am against losing the war.” PeopleIfsWellsWarEndsReasonHomeSeemsHappensWantedUsedGuyNamesWhiteCallingLosingHatredSouthCornersSuitsTiesNeighborhoodCoveredFar AwaySouth AfricaSheetsTruckBrooklynCowardlyAround The CornerSpeedingBirminghamAgainst WarCovered Up Author:June Jordan
“People recognize me wherever I go, where it used to be just New York. I guess people who aren't even baseball fans watch the World Series. I was driving down the freeway in Los Angeles over the winter and a guy pulled up next to me and gave me the finger.” PeopleWorldUsedGuyNextWatchesFansNew YorkBaseballSeriesFingersWinterDrivingUsed To BeLos AngelesWorld SeriesFreewaysBaseball Fans Author:Graig Nettles
“A lot of my friends are guys, so I'm used to bro antics.” UsedGuyMy FriendsBrosAntics Author:Gillian Jacobs
“I do get starstruck working with Bruce because even though he is such a nice guy he's a real movie star. I grew up watching his movies it is just really hard to get used to just being around Bruce Willis. I mean, he's Bruce Willis!” MeanRealHardUsedGuyStarsNiceGrewGrew UpJust BeingMovie StarNice Guy Author:Mary Elizabeth Winstead
“My name recognition has opened doors on the research side. I used to go into crack houses and drug markets and really bad neighborhoods by myself, routinely, and hang out. Sometimes I still do, because I don't want to attract attention. But lately, I've been riding with cops and gaining access to other types of law, like the ATF guys, just because of my name. I guess it's a smarter way to work.” WayWantStillsSometimesLawUsedGuyHouseNamesSidesAttentionDoorsTypeDrugResearchAccessRecognitionNeighborhoodHanging OutCracksRidingCopSmarterOpened Doors Author:George Pelecanos
“I definitely used to lie about my age. I'm from Tennessee and everyone would vacation in Destin, Florida, where there are lots of cute guys. I would go with my older sister and lie about my age to them.” AgeUsedLyingGuyCuteVacationFloridaTennesseeOlder SisterCute Guy Author:Lucy Hale
“When I used to do the Edinburgh Festival, there was a bunch of guys selling fresh oysters and I'd eat ten daily - marvellous.” UsedGuyTenBunchSellingFestivalsOystersMarvellousEdinburgh Author:Paul Merton
“The CEO of Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, married one of the Enron secretaries this week. It's amazing how romantic these Enron guys can be when they realize that wives can't be forced to testify against their husbands. Skilling said today she was the best secretary Enron had ever had. She could shred 950 words a minute. ... I guess they are on their honeymoon right now. That's going pretty well. Hey, he's used to screwing Enron employees.” WellsSaidTodayUsedGuyRealizingWifeWeekMinutesRight NowHusbandMarriedHeyEmployeeSecretaryCeoHoneymoonEnron Author:Jay Leno
“Thanks is part to our education system, we tend to think that we're smarter than the stupid guys in funny wigs who came before us. But that's because we are mistaking technology, progress, and access to information for intelligence. We think that because we know how to use iPhones (but not build them), browse the Internet (but not understand how it works), and use Google (but not really know anything), our educational system is working just great. By the same token, we think that those dumb aristocrats who used horses to get around and didn't have electricity were neanderthals.” ThinkingKnowsUseUsedGuyTechnologyKnow HowProgressStupidInformationInternetHorseEducationalAccessThanksDumbSmarterGoogleElectricityEducation SystemIphoneTokensEducational SystemWigsAccess To InformationNeanderthalsStupid Guy Author:Glenn Beck
“When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for fun.” WritingCharacterShowsSchoolUsedGuyFunStageTvsScriptsGet UpOperaImaginaryTv ShowsDressingsSoapThat GuyDressing UpSoap OperasWriting Scripts Author:Chris Lilley